On the Nature of Randomness

There are so many extraordinary things in life that we take for granted. Like how we can throw an object at a distant target without having to calculate the force, how our brains can focus on one voice after hearing our name called in a crowd of voices, or the mere existence of prime numbers. I can go on all day compiling a list of things that we take for granted, but by the end of it, the list would be as long as the line to buy tickets for a Justin Bieber concert in 2016. One thing I want to single out is randomness — it’s such a simple and amazing idea that I, for one, never truly considered up until…